GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticKenyaAMS-II.G

GS11191 GS11193 RVPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya VPA 1

GS-3188 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11200

#353of 1329 in Industrial#40of 157 in Kenya#573of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#68of 189 in AMS-II.G

5.2/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
5.5
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
4.5

Scored2026-09-02high confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

The BioLite improved cook stove programme in Kenya has a sound additionality foundation (combined test confirmed by TÜV NORD CERT) and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but is undermined by an extensive list of data-quality issues in monitoring (duplicate end-users, database linking errors, survey inconsistencies) and 22 outstanding corrective actions. The exact match between claimed and verified ERs for the July–December 2024 period, combined with a project-specific baseline and a significant fNRB revision between periods, leaves meaningful over-crediting risk unaddressed.

Red Flags

  • 22 corrective actions remain open, including missing survey dates, household IDs, sales receipts, and training records that underpin the ER calculation
  • Potential double-counting of end-users with similar names and duplicate phone numbers in the survey database was flagged by the VVB
  • fNRB value changed from 0.915 (2023 verification) to 0.7875 (2025 verification) without a clear documented justification in the extracted record
  • Project boundary discrepancy (Kenya/Uganda vs India/Kenya/Uganda) was identified and resolved, indicating earlier scope ambiguity

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
2,9842,9840
2022
47,18717,90029,287
2023
41,588041,588
Total91,75920,88470,875

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test, VVB-confirmed

Permanence

mixed evidence / unresolved risk

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific, measured, reassessed 2024

Safeguards

FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02AMS II. G. “Energy Efficiency Measures in Thermal Applications of Non-Renewable Biomass”
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